Re: [Harp-L] Re: Smo Joe/Country/Major 7th tuning

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

An interesting and harmonica consciousness expanding direction is to forget 
 positions and just learn where the notes "live" in the harmonica. Then, 
apply  this knowledge to the music you wish to create on the harmonica.
 
Altering the tunings gives you new possibilities to explore.
 
 
In a message dated 12/15/2009 5:22:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Winslow  wrote:

<One thing that nobody except me seems to mention regarding  Country  
tuning when used in second position: it also gives you al  three major  
chords in second position as full three-note (or more)  chords:>

Hey Winslow, I published that information in The Harp  Handbook in  
1990. And all these years I'd thought that you'd read  it! I also  
would like to point out that this tuning is brilliant for  5th  
position, that would be Am and Bm in the keys F & G which  Paul  
mentioned, which most conveniently are the parallel minor keys  to the  
major keys found in 2nd position, opening up a whole range of  tunes  
to the curious player which would be tough on standard  tuning

Steve  Baker
www.stevebaker.de
www.bluesculture.com




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